Death of the Tyrant

Death of the Tyrant

Beasts & Barbarians Adventure 1

Deep in the Red Desert, the cruel Tyrant of Quollaba rules the City of Gems with an iron fist. The population is terrified by the foreign soldiers and the dark magic of their evil master.

The situation hasn't changed for more than ten years. But now someone is conspiring in the shadows to purge this injustice from the world - someone who doesn't fear soldiers or magic, someone who, with the might of his sword and the courage of his soul, will free Quollaba from the darkness it has been under for too long.

Dare you be one of these souls?

Night missions, breathtaking chases, fights among the desert sands, and many other dangers await you in the first adventure of the Beasts and Barbarians series!

Book of Lore Bonus: The Red Desert!

In this appendix you'll find extensive background on this sandy land, with its strange and dangerous plants, animals and other weird creatures. You'll learn a lot on the customs of the Nomads Tribes, the only people who manages to live in such a hard place. Sitting around their campfires eating mutton and smoking Red Lotus, you'll hear legends of Djnni, demons and Crystal Beasts, and will learn all the dangers of dealing with Red Nomads.

As has been said in other reviews, this excellent adventure for the 'Beasts & Barbarians' setting brings all the classic elements of Sword & Sorcery tales to the table. By the end of the adventure, your player characters will have been involved in a [...]

When reading Robert E Howard, I was always impressed by the way he could cram more into 30 or so pages where many authors need a whole novel (reference Shadows over Zamboula). Well, in this adventure, Umberto Pignatelli has pulled off the same trick. [...]

I was about to pass this adventure as I had no intentions of running prewritten adventures, but I was curious enought to buy it. And I love the adventure and will run it after all! Unlike previous free B&B adventures, this one has conspiracy, sorcerer [...]

A classic adventure in barbaric-oriental style, against cruel overlords, desert nomads, evil plots and a snake-demon... There are all the elements for an old-school sword and sorcery story and a lot of hooks, ideas and stuff for other quests, missions [...]

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